Capitol From Louisiana Ave

Mindy goes to Washington Day one

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April 21st 2010
About a year ago, I bought a kindle. Then discovered kindleboards.com a forum for kindle owners. And "met" some great folks. Well, the kindle folks in the Washington DC area are the best at in person meetings. When they decided to do one in April, I decided to join. After all, what's a 3 hour train ride between friends? But then I realized that it had been over 10 years since my last trip to ... read more

North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington D.C.

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more